SOS Unit 9- QUIZ 3: DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ISSUES

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Why did the United States send economic aid and military advisers to South Vietnam?
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Why did the United States send economic aid and military advisers to South Vietnam?
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave economic aid to South Vietnam and sent American military advisers to train the South Vietnamese army, teach them to use American-made weapons, and advise South Vietnamese leaders on military tactics.
Which statement is false?
An anti-Vietnam War movement took place in the United States.
A formal settlement ended United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
United States involvement in the Vietnam War escalated over a number of years.
American support for the Vietnam War increased after the Tet Offensive.
American support for the Vietnam War increased after the Tet Offensive.
What was President Nixon's policy involving the gradual withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam?
Vietnamization
Which of the following apply to the Nixon presidency?
Watergate scandal
SALT I
detente
Which president was criticized for pardoning Nixon?
Gerald Ford
How did Jimmy Carter respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
He boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
He ended grain shipments to the Soviet Union.
He withdrew the SALT II treaty from consideration by the Senate.
Who began political and economic reforms in the Soviet Union during Ronald Reagan's presidency?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was praised for his leadership during the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton signed a ______ bill into law.
welfare reform
The _____ presidential election involved a legal battle surrounding the recount of ballots in Florida.
2000
The United States was attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001.TGeorge W. Bush demanded that the Taliban government in __________ turn over Osama bin Laden to the United States.AfghanistanWhich items are related to the War on Terrorism?Patriot Act Department of Homeland Security War in AfghanistanWho approved the secret operation that resulted in the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden?Barack ObamaThe U.S. invasion of ________ in 2003 was a response to the belief that Saddam Hussein possessed WMDs.Iraq